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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID I-I. WATTS, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

UMBRELLA-STICK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 664,197', datedDecember 18, 1900.

/ Application filed November 18, 1899. Serial No. 73 7,507. KNO model.)

T0 all whom t muy concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID H. WATTS, a citi-V zen of the United States,residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certainImprovements in Umbrellas, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain improvements in umbrellas; and theobject of my invention is to simplify the construction of an umbrellaand to make it compact when closed. This object I attain in thefollowing manner, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, inwhich- Figure 1 is a side View of sufficient of my improved umbrella toillustrate my invention, two ribs only being shown. Fig. 2 is anenlarged side view of a portion of the umbrella. Fig. 3 is a sectionalview of Fig. 2. Fig. -ft is a view of the end of the umbrella-stickbeing bent to form the notch. Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing theparts detached. Fig.` 6 is aperspective view of the runner, and Figs. 7,8, and 9 are views of modifications.

A is the ordinary metallic stick of an umbrella. This stick, as shown inFig. 4 is cut or punched, so as to form a series of ribs or lingers a.These fingers are bent, as shown in Fig. 5, forming an internal groovefor the reception of the pivot wire or ring b. On this pivot-'wire arehung the ribs B.

D is a core inserted in the end of the umbrella-stick, and this coreprojects beyond the end of the lingers a, as clearly shown in Fig. 2,and adapted to this core is the tip or end piece E, which overlaps theends of the lingers c, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, so that only theprojecting portion of each finger a is ex' posed. The core D may be madesolid or hollow, as desired, and may be permanently attached to thesection E or to the section A. Thus when the parts are in position thefin;- gers are securely held between the core D and the end of the tipE, and the tip can, be fastened tothe core by a piu or other suitablefastening.

In order that the umbrella will be compact when closed, I groove thecore D at d and offset the ends of the ribs B, so that When they aremounted in the notch on the stick they will rest in the groove d in thecore, and consequently when the umbrella is closed the ribs rest againstthe body of the stick.

Figs. 7, 8, and 9 show a slight modification in which the groove in thecore is dispensed with and the loops of the fingers extended, so thatthe ribs will swing clear of the core.

G is the umbrella-runner, made of a tube slotted at one end to formbearings. The slotted portions are bent outward and coiled around thepivot-ring z', to which the ribstays H are connected. Thus the stayswhen the umbrella is closed lie close to the umbrellastick.

It will be seen by the above description that I am enabled to make anumbrella or parasol that can be cheaply manufactured, very compact, andsubstantial, doing away entirely with the independent notch usuallyemployed and utilizing the metal of the stick to form the notch.Furthermore, the notch is not open'as ordinarily, but is a closed notch,as the pivot-ring is inserted when the fingers are expanded, so thatwhen they are contracted the ring rests within the notch and cannot bedisplaced without removing the tip and expanding the iin gers. The tipcan be removed very quickly and the fingers expanded when it is desiredto remove the ring or one of the ribs.

I claim as my invention- 1 l. The combination of an umbrella-Stic havingfingers at its end, said fingers being bent to form a notch to whichribs are pivoted, and having their ends extended 'beyond the notch, witha tubular tip constructed to fit over and to confine the said ends ofthe fingers, substantially as described.

2. The combination of an umbrella-stick having fingers at its end whichare bent to form a notch for the reception of the ends of ribs, saidfingers having their ends extending beyond the notch, a tip fitti-ngover the ends of said fingers and a core in the tip and in the sticksupporting the fingers, substantially as described.

3. The combination of a hollow stick, having fingers at the end bent toform an umbrella-notch, a core extending into the stick and beyond theends of the fingers, an annular groove therein, ribs having offset endsconstructed to enter said groove and a tip adapted to the core andextending over the ends of the fingers, substantially as described.

4. The combination in an umbrella, of a IOO stick slit :it the end toform fingers, each of mune to this specification in the presence of saidfingers being bent at a point where they two subscribing Witnesses. jointhe stick to foi-ln a. closed notch and hav- A f i ing their endsprojecting beyond said notch DAVID H' WA 1v1 S' 5 and adapted to receiveand be held in place Witnesses:

by a tip, substantially as described. WILL. A. BARR,

In testimony whereof I have signed my l JOS. H. KLEIN.

